<strong>Beirut, forgotten. Blast, remembered.</strong>
The day before the explosion was ordinary, quiet, unremarkable. But I was unsettled. I slept terribly that night, flip-flopping like a...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Aug 3, 2022
- 6 min
Menopause Madness: Conversations with my MenoPosse
It all started with a very full bladder and lots of time spent peeing. I’d pee, then pee again. And then the bloating, as if I was...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Jul 28, 2022
- 3 min
Sidewalk Sexism
Every time I walk down a New York City sidewalk, I’m in a 1950s James Dean movie. We’re playing a game of chicken, where — at least in...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Mind the (Gender) Gap
It’s no secret — no country in the world has achieved equality. No, not a single one. To prove this point, the World Economic Forum...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
Afghanistan, an earthquake, and what earthquakes mean for women…
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan on Wednesday 22 June leaving more than 1000 dead, over 1500 injured, and 3000 homes destroyed....
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Jun 23, 2022
- 5 min
Sexual violence in conflict and everywhere
The last few weeks I’ve been talking about violence against women both in conflict and humanitarian settings and also in everyday life...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Jun 11, 2022
- 5 min
Weathering the Storm: what decades of humanitarian aid taught me about real life
The world seems pretty bleak right now. We’re hardly managing one crisis before another hits. We’ve got too much on our equality and...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Jun 3, 2022
- 4 min
Guys, Guns, and Gender-Based Violence
There’s a lot being said about mass shootings these days. A lot of anger and despair at yet another senseless killing. So far in 2022,...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- May 25, 2022
- 8 min
End violence against women — everyone’s voice is essential
I was recently a guest on Wilmer Valderrama’s Essential Voices podcast with actor and advocate Gabrielle Union and sexual assault...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- May 23, 2022
- 4 min
Women Reporting on War: The Legacy of Shireen Abu Akleh
“I chose journalism to be close to people. It might not be easy to change the reality but at least I could bring their voice to the...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- May 13, 2022
- 4 min
Mother’s Day Musings: What does it mean to be a mother in war?
The Gnostics ask: “How long will men make war?” And the answer? “As long as women have children.” There are so many ways to interpret...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
The not-so United States of Abortion
I first read The Handmaid’s Tale in 1989, four years after it was published. I was 15. Damn! That’s nuts! I thought. That can’t ever...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
<strong>Nice a**! Just smile!</strong>
Catcalling never seems to die. You look like you need a big d***! That’s the kind of a** I’d like to bite! Look at that tight white...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Apr 21, 2022
- 4 min
Don’t F*** with Young Feminists
Young feminists. We say they have a voice, that they are engaged, that they are leading in their own right, that they are strong and...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
Hey man, that’s not funny: Adolescent boys on sexual harassment
I talk about violence against women a lot. Like, a LOT. When I do, I refer to it as “male violence against females” to be specific about...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Apr 7, 2022
- 4 min
The F word every child should know
I spent the weekend interviewing my seven-year-old niece about women’s rights. She had a lot to say. So, let’s get this interview...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
Stop asking me to speak for free
This one is long… full piece is here: https://linaabirafeh.medium.com/stop-asking-me-to-speak-for-free-ac6fa0f39567 It’s the end of...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Mar 22, 2022
- 4 min
Gender’s Role in the Global Goals
Do we even have Global Goals? Yes, we do! In 2015, the United Nations adopted a collection of 17 goals to help us build a better world....
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
You’re Biased. Now Break It.
This year’s International Women’s Day theme was “Break the Bias”, calling upon us to imagine a gender-equal world, free of bias,...
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Lina AbiRafeh
- Mar 8, 2022
- 3 min
International Women’s Day… I still hate you.
I wrote last year that I hate International Women’s Day. It resonated with so many of you that here I am, writing it again. Why?! Because...
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